With shadowy speculation lingering over the future of The Undertaker, we look at 10 ways he could return.

Number 30 in next year’s Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble is THE place for epic returns.

And after Roman Reigns entering as number 30 and eliminating Taker in this year’s match – which the naturally fans hated – The Deadman could do the same and return the favour.

It would go down as the greatest surprise in the history of the Royal Rumble.

At the Hall of Fame

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The Undertaker has had many memorable Royal Rumble moments including one win

There’s no question that Undertaker will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame – and many fans believe it will happen next year.

Picture the scene: Taker comes out to make his speech, the Tombstones all the other inductees (even the old timers) and says that he will never retire.

Now, the Hall of Fame is just his own personal wing in hell.

In the House of Horrors

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The Undertaker, pictures with Paul Bearer, could return as part of the Wyett family

With the soul of Sister Abigail burnt/desecrated/whatever that was all about, Bray Wyatt says Randy Orton will meet another family member in the House of Horrors – “Uncle Mark”.

In the final moments of the match Uncle Mark arrives and reveals himself as The Undertaker – a member of the Wyatt Family all along and the key to Bray’s supernatural powers.

When John Cena says “I do”

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The Undertaker chokeslams Shane McMahon through the announce table

Cena and Nikki Bella make the stupid mistake of marrying in a WWE ring (which never ends well).

Just as they say “I do” the vicar pulls off his robes to reveal he is in fact The Undertaker.

He then kidnaps Cena’s would-be bride and marries her himself at a demonic black wedding – like he tried with Steph years ago – to set up the WrestleMania match we never though we’d see: Undertaker versus Cena.

During Knoxville mayoral elections

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Kane, real name Glen Jacobs, is running for Mayor of Knox County and Undertake could appear during his run

Undertaker’s storyline brother Kane AKA Glenn Jacobs has announced he will run for mayor in Knox County, Tennessee.

But is there unfinished business between the Brothers of Destruction?

As the election results are read – and Kane is named new mayor of Knox County – the lights go out.

BONG. BONG.

The Undertaker appears and chokeslams his brother through the ballot table. Political payback for all Kane’s betrayals.

On his bike

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The Undertaker used his American Badass gimmick in the early 2000s and could bring it back

The Undertaker has had many incarnations over the years – who’s to say that the past version couldn’t make a return?

It would be an incredible if WWE staged a repeat of Judgment Day 2000.

In the final moments of a huge pay-per-view match up, his old Rollin’ theme hits and he races to the ring on a souped-up motorbike.

It turns out that while The Deadman is buried, the American Badass is still alive and well.

As a dark angel from the heavens

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The Undertaker has flown into the ring on many occasions in his 25-plus year career

One of Taker’s most iconic entrances was at Survivor Series 1996, descending into the squared circle with bat wings.

“The Phenom” could take a leaf from Sting by lingering in the rafters – causing fans to ask whether they’d really seen the Deadman or if it was an illusion – before shocking the WWE Universe with another bat-like descent.

Chilling stuff.

In the White House

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The Undertaker could throw himself into politics after retiring from WWE

Perhaps Kane’s not the only one in the family with political aspirations.